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I’m excited to announce that Open Labs has proclaimed me Stagelight Artist of the month June 2018! It’s the second time they have chosen me, after announcing me Artist of the month back in December 2015. Open Labs’ Stagelight software enabled me to easily create music from the start and they’ve always been very supportive … Continue reading I’m Stagelight Artist of the month!
Here we are on June 8 2018, at the end of a long creative journey. I’m proud to say that Reliving is out today! You can listen to the EP in its entirety below. I hope you enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUee3MIz3No&t=0s&list=PLSL7jiergUxO58Df1MBaqPrlsexC4MF5X&index=2 Download the EP, including digital booklet, for free on Bandcamp: I hope to see you at … Continue reading Reliving out now
After nearly 11 months of producing and preparation, Reliving is finally out this Friday! Massive thank you to all who have joined me on this journey and supported me during the creative process! All of your contributions, encouragement, likes, comments and enthusiasm has motivated me so much during these months, it means the world to … Continue reading Reliving release week
Surprise! ‘’Fighting the Storms’’ is here, the second single of my debut EP Reliving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E_yKEiIK9Q I had so much fun working on this track. Originally it only consisted of some piano chords and melodies, but it grew out to be this epic rock song. A massive thank you to Riffs at Random for recording guitars, … Continue reading ‘’Fighting the Storms’’ out now
Just premiered a new video for ‘’The Spark’’! Join me in reliving some of my fondest memories, from my early childhood to present day. https://youtu.be/VUee3MIz3No This project required some good amount of digging through our home video recordings. It was fun to come across things I had completely forgotten about, like that clip of me … Continue reading New video for ‘’The Spark’’
First of all, I must say I’m overwhelmed by the positive response to ‘’The Spark’’! I can’t stress enough how much I appreciate it. Thank you! Next thing coming up before the release of Reliving is a video for ‘’The Spark’’. My friend twotimesthedime, who did the cover art for the EP, helped me shoot … Continue reading Making my first video
Finally here it is: the first single off of my upcoming debut EP Reliving. This is ‘’The Spark’’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buwH_3SDEI0&feature=youtu.be I hope you’ll enjoy this track as much as I enjoyed creating it. Feel free to share with your friends and subscribe to the newsletter to get the latest news: https://bit.ly/2GybVPS Special thanks to Melanie, EthanStark … Continue reading ”The Spark” out now
Today I'm beyond excited to announce that my debut EP Reliving will be out on June 8! (Cover art by twotimesthedime) Tracklist 1. The Spark - 3:29 2. Fighting the Storms (feat. Riffs at Random) - 3:45 3. Abandoned Roots - 4:15 4. Milky Way - 3:45 5. Anything - 3:49 The EP will be … Continue reading Debut EP ”Reliving” out June 8
Good news! Writing, mixing and mastering is all done. That means the music is finished and ready to invade your ears. Right now I’m putting the finishing touches on the EP package and artwork and I’m planning the release schedule. Here’s a sneak peek into the final tracklist: Most tracks have new names because the … Continue reading Making my first EP: Finishing touches
Here we are, a first proper look into my upcoming EP. I’m really excited to share this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7AM5L7fTMA This early version of Wood dates back to August 12 2017. I had been working on the EP for about a month and this track was one of the first to shape up quickly: it already had … Continue reading Making my first EP: ”Wood” (demo)
Rick van Meijel 